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Spilygy Ty-moo March 20, 2013
Letters to the editor
Changing
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as Council
Lantern Launch the I Have A Dream Sympo Redsides
The lantern launch to fi sium an annual event.
election nears
I f you have any questions Powwow
nalize the I Have A Dream
By Yvonne Iverson
As I was going through my
emails today I came across
one about change that said,
“W hen things change in our
life, often we
have ' re s is
Spilyay
tan ce to th e
Speaks
change,”
T his m ade
m e w o n d e r,
W h en T rib al
Members go to the polls on
April 4 to elect the 26th Tribal
Council, will they embrace
change or resist change?
Judging from past elec
tions some districts are m ore
resistant than others, There
will be some forced change
this year as the Tribal Coun
cil Chairman is not running
for re-election'.
In th e A gency d is tric t
there are 27 nominees, which
is the largest am ount that
many can recall.
We still have not gotten an
official response on w hich
nom inees have passed the
background checks.
All subm itted Candidate
statements have been airing
on KWSO, and are printed in
this issue o f the Spilyay with
out confirmation o f if they
are qualified o r not. Every
one was allowed the oppor
tunity.
A bsentee ballots will be
rolling in and voters will go
the polls on Thursday, April
4 to decide who will repre
sent them for the next three
years on Tribal Council.
A ccording to my email,
“Change is always happening
for the good o f you and for
everyone. It is the evolution
o f life.”
Budget
meeting
notice
There will be a com
munity meeting from
6 to 9 p.m. on Thurs
day, March 21 at the
C om m unity C enter
Social Hall. Topics for
discussion are 2013
b ud g e t re d u ctio n s
and the 2014 budget
regarding essential
services.
Symposium is scheduled for
Sunday, April 14, beginning at
6 p.m., and lasting until all lan
terns are launched. The lan
tern launch will take place at
the Warm Springs Commu
nity Center.
W h at is y o u r dream ?
D on’t let life’s obstacles keep
you fro m fu lfillin g y o u r
dream! W ith hopes o f inspir
ing b oth adults and youth to
fu lfill
th e ir
d ream s,
W arm Springs R ecreatio n
C o o rd in ato r C arol Sahm e
coordinated the I Have A
Dream Symposium on January
21. Big Brothers Big Sisters
Tribal Partnership Coordina
to r S arah F ra n k a ssisted
Carol.
Rudy Soto will return to
Warm Springs for the lantern
launch.
At the Jan. 21 symposium
keynote speaker Rudy Soto
shared his inspiring story, an
e n ro lle d m e m b e r o f th e
Shoshone-Bannock tribes.
H e was born and raised in
N am p a, Id ah o , as on e o f
seven children.
D u rin g his early teens,
poor choices landed him in
and out o f juvenile detention
centers throughout Idaho for
nearly two years. H oping to
live a better life he decided
to change.
With the support o f loved
ones h e found a new way for
ward. He graduated from high
school and earned a scholar
ship to attend Portland State
University.
While in school he served
as the Student Body Presi
dent, and the leader o f the
U n ited In d ian Students in
Higher Education.
H e is presently a Y outh
Engagement Specialist for the
National Indian Child Welfare
Association and a Sergeant in
the O regon Army N ational
Guard.
Rudy is passionate about
inspiring youth to recognize
their potential and empower
in g th e m to m ake a
difference. H e also had the
unique opportunity to meet
President Obama.
O n J a n u a ry 21 C aro l
Sahme sent participants home
with hom ework. Everyone
was asked to put their dream
in writing. O n April 14, par
ticipants will write their dream
on a lantern before the lan
tern is launched at dusk.
Please join us for this in
spiring event as we Launch
Our Dreams!
Carol would like to have
call Carol at 553-3243 or Sa
rah at 408-6973.
Wasco/
Palouse union
We w an t to th a n k o u r
families and friends who at
tended our wedding at Hehe,
making it a wonderful con
firmation service and 'bless
ing o f our marriage.
We especially thank the
Wasco Chief Alfred Smith Jr.
for officiating; Andrew Tiger
D av id , and A n th o n y and
L oren Slockish, for leading
the W ashut service; A lfred
Eskimo, for being the MC,
L ucinda G reen and R om a
D avid family for the w on
derful food and salmon din
n er; o u r M aid o f H o n o r
A nnie Sm ith E th rid g e for
bringing o u t h er m o th e r’s
outfit.
: T hank you i to C harlotte
Pitt and Elizabeth Woody for
the wonderful words; Lillian
Pitt for designing the grooms
wedding band, and our elder
Ginger Smith for the Wasco
blessing.
We m ust also thank the
Culture and H eritage staff
for contributing their knowl
edge, and allowing us to use
their images o f traditional
root plants, used as décor and
education about our tradi
tional foods.
Finally, thank you for your
generous gifts and donations.
We will (in lieu o f wedding
gifts) continue to accept tax
deductible donations, o f any
a m o u n t, to th e P alo u se
P ro je c t, to s u p p o rt th e
Palouse Canoe Family. Mail
donations to T ierra Madre
Fund, PO Box 17844, Seattle,
WA 98127, c / o P alo u se
Project.
We will be sending out a
w e d d in g a n n o u n c e m e n t,
which will include an invita
tion for everyone to attend
o u r w edding reception, to
complete our union, on May
11, 2013 at Fishook Park on
the lower Snake River, at our
A nnual P alouse M em orial
Dinner.
We will also be h o n o r
in g T om E stim o ; fo r his
eig h tieth birthday, as well
as p articip atin g in th e tr a
d itio n al m em o rials, nam e
g iv in g ’s, d in n e r a n d s e r
vices.
Lewis and Jolene Pitt
Last year we had the first
o f w h at I h o p e tu rn in to
many Redsides Powwows at
South Wasco County School
District.
I f y o u w ere h e re , you
know th at we had enough
food to feed an army, and
enough people to finish it all!
K W SO ra d io fro m W arm
Springs was here and many
p e o p le w ere in te rv ie w e d
throughout the evening. We
had the Black Lodge Singers,
a well-respected and nation
ally known drum group pro
viding the music.
We were treated to amaz
ing traditional dancing, com
plete with full dress regalia.
All o f our students, par
ents and community members
in attendance participated in
many dances, and I w ould
have to say, that a great time
was had by all.
T his pow w ow idea was
som ething that Ray M oody
and I had bounced around
for a couple o f years. W hat
it finally took was the energy
o f one o f our high school
students to make it a reality.
T.J. Andrews took the idea
and ran with it. H e drove to
many locations around the
state hanging p o sters and
h an d in g o u t flyers. W h at
evolved from all o f his hard
work was an amazing culture-
filled evening for our school
and community.
So, when Chico Holliday
(TJ.’s father) donated money
towards keeping the Redside’s
Powwow going again this year,
it was a very easy sell. We also
received m oney fro m the
Wasco County Cultural Trust
and the Oregon Community
F o u n d a tio n . A n d , B lack
Lodge will be here again!
I not only want to invite
everyone to this year’s pow
wow on April 17, b ut also let
you know about a few o f the
new things we have going on.
at this event to help ensure a
sm ooth evening:
• O f course, we will be
providing a meal. T hrough
generous donations we will be
providing salmon and ham
along with scalloped potatoes
and all the serviceware. We
are asking that those attend
ing bring a salad or dessert.
• In an attem pt to allevi
ate the large food lines we will
serve d in n er in th e grade
school gymnasium beginning
at 5 p.m. Buffet lines will be
outside with room to eat in
side. The powwow itself will
be held in the high school
gymnasium at 6:30 pm.
■ We will also be selling t-
shirts this year to help ensure
funding for future powwows.
T-shirts will sell for $10 each.
• This will be an open tra
d itional pow w ow w ith no
money involved, we welcome
th e singers to bring hand
drums for a round dance and
encourage all dancers to put
on your finest regalia.
■ We will be sending out
an activity bus to the follow
ing local stores to help those
community members who do
n ot drive, or who simply want
a ride, as well as delivering
you back at the end o f the
night. The pick-up schedule
is:
Wamic Store - 4:30 p.m.;
Tygh Valley Store - 4:40 p.m.;
Three Warriors - 4:30 p.m.;
Walter’s Corner - 4:45 p.m.
Please join us for this fun-
filled night. We are hoping to
make this an annual tradition
and would love to have you
attend this amazing event.
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n
please call the South Wasco
County high school office at
541-395-2225. H ope to see
you there on April 17.
This article was written
through the collaboration of
people willing to help: Larry
Dick, B rothers, Mel Moss,
Edw ardjim (dressing); Grave
preparation: J ohnny Holliday
Sr., Antonio Becerra, Frank
Fuiava, Brandon Lucei, Clem
P icard, A n th o n y C aldera,
Earl Tom, Wayne Tom and
Manuel Moscasque.
Tina and Easton Aguilar,
R ebecca Picard, C harlotte
Shike, W anda S am p so n ,
Deenie Johnson, Wayne Tom,
Senior Program, Tribal Coun
cil, N atural Resources, who
have contributed in dona
tions, monetary gifts, food,
music or some other Capac
ity-
Cooks/Volunteers: Sisters,
Kim LeClaire, Valerie Fuiava,
Michelle Holliday, Sue Sav
age, Jasmine Caldera, Coleen
R eed, Lee S au n d ers and
Shirley Tufti.
M inisters/Pastors: Pastor
H o sk ie B ry an t, A n d rew
C obb, E d w ard Jim , M el
Moss, Carol LeBeau, Susan
Gabriel, Betty Russel, Eason
A guilar, W anda Sam pson,
P a s to r A rth u r R ey n o ld s,
B rother Gary Benson and his
son “bother delicious” Pastor
Rubio, Pastor Maruin.
Family/Relatives: Family
from Arizona, N ew Mexico,
Canada, Washington, includ
ing children, grandchildren,
sisters-in-law, form er flock,
brothers-in-law and the Body
o f Christ.
2 Tim. 4:6,7 i For I am
Chico H olliday, R ay
M oody
and
Ryan
Wr aught, South Wasco
County Superintendent.
now ready to be offered, and
the time o f my departure is
at hand. I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith.
“Keep going brother, Keep
going sister, Jesus is coming,
Be R eady!” by P a s to r E .
Hunt.
G od Bless each and every
one o f you,
A thank-you
T hank you to the Warm
S p rin g s com m unity, and
people from other areas, who
came to E rn est H u n t’s fu
neral services.
T hank you to all friends
and relatives, nephews, nieces
and everybody.
We very much appreciate
all o f the help and support.
T h an k you to th e pall
bearers and h o n o rary pall
bearers; thank you to Larry
Dick for your support.
G od bless you all,
The Warm Springs Full
Gospel Church
The next edition
o f th e
S p ily a y
Tymoo w ill be de
laye d in o rd e r to
re p o rt the resu lts
of the A pril 4 Tribal
C ouncil election.
T h e p a p e r w ill
be p u b lis h e d as
soon as p o s s ib le
with the official re
sults.
Frances Hunt, and from
all of Ernest Hunt’s chil
dren.
God Blessed
Thank you G od Almighty
for blessing us with a w on
derful praying Pastor: E rnest
A. H unt. We refer to him as
a “ four-star G eneral in the
Army o f the Lord.”
We w ere b le sse d w ith
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